Northern Ireland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas New Zealand is an island country in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Northern Ireland and New Zealand regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Northern Ireland bigger than New Zealand?
The total area of Northern Ireland is 14,130 sq km, and the total area of New Zealand is 268,021 sq km. Northern Ireland is smaller than New Zealand by 253,891 sq km. Northern Ireland is around 18.96 times smaller than New Zealand.
Area of Northern Ireland: 5,460 sq mi ( 14,130 km2 )
Area of New Zealand: 103,483 sq mi ( 268,021 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat and United Nations data, the total population of Northern Ireland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1.885 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of New Zealand as of 22nd July 2021, is 4,863,338.
Here is some more data comparison between Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast, and the capital city of New Zealand is Wellington.
Official Languages
Northern Ireland: English, Irish
New Zealand: English, Maori, NZ Sign Language
Human Development Index
HDI of Northern Ireland as of 2018: 0.887
HDI of New Zealand as of 2018: 0.931
Northern Ireland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
New Zealand Timezone:
UTC + 12 (Time in New Zealand)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 13 (New Zealand Day Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Northern Ireland:
54° 40′ 0″ N, 6° 40′ 0″ W
Coordinates of New Zealand:
42° 0′ 0″ S, 173° 0′ 0″ E
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